GB’s Activism
Here are the letters that GB wrote to the candidates for the 2008 Presidential election.
I like hearing how our current world issues are reflected in the eyes of a ten year old boy.
October 24, 2008
John McCain 2008
P.O. Box 16118
Arlington, VA 22215
Dear Senator McCain,
My name is XXXXX and I am a 10 year old homeschooler. I have some questions about what you’ll do if you make it to the Presidency. Will you continue the war in Iraq? I want to know because if the rebels win they will probably sell nuclear bombs to the terrorists, and attack us, and take over other countries also. Our economy is falling apart. People are desperate for money. You need to find a way to stop that and bring it all together again. And video games seem to be outrages prices and if they’re something like 60$ when they come out, I have to wait months to get it. So maybe make them cost a little less. Maybe the economy would not be so bad if taxes weren’t so expensive.
I am also worried about the environment. Do you have plans for making it better? I think maybe it would help if factories and trucks didn’t make so much exhaust. I really think we should be stricter with our littering laws. Because even though it’s already against the law, I see people littering all the time. I wish it could be illegal to kill animals and put them on the wall. It also bothers me that so many trees get cut down. I would like us to not use so much foreign oil and use a lot more solar energy. That would really help our environment.
Thank you for listening to me. Good luck with the election. I hope you win, but don’t show this to Senator Obama.
Sincerely,
And this is the one he sent to Senator Obama. It’s even funnier when you get to the end of it.
October 24, 2008
Obama for America
P.O. Box 8102
Chicago, IL 60680
Dear Senator Obama,
My name is XXXXX and I am a 10 year old homeschooler. I have some questions about what you’ll do if you make it to the Presidency. Will you continue the war in Iraq? I want to know because if the rebels win they will probably sell nuclear bombs to the terrorists, and attack us, and take over other countries also. Our economy is falling apart. People are desperate for money. You need to find a way to stop that and bring it all together again. And video games seem to be outrages prices and if they’re something like 60$ when they come out, I have to wait months to get it. So maybe make them cost a little less. Maybe the economy would not be so bad if taxes weren’t so expensive.
I am also worried about the environment. Do you have plans for making it better? I think maybe it would help if factories and trucks didn’t make so much exhaust. I really think we should be stricter with our littering laws. Because even though it’s already against the law, I see people littering all the time. I wish it could be illegal to kill animals and put them on the wall. It also bothers me that so many trees get cut down. I would like us to not use so much foreign oil and use a lot more solar energy. That would really help our environment.
You came to my town on Wednesday, but I was going to a museum with my best friend that day. Traffic was terrible. Thank you for listening to me. Good luck with the election. Please don’t show this to Senator McCain.
Sincerely,
As I wrote in here earlier GB sent a letter to Randy Forbes hoping to help stop internet hunting. We were watching Animal Planet on our break from school and they were discussing this appalling practice. You should have seen the horror on GB’s face. At the end of the segment they said to go onto the ASPCA’s web site (here) and see how you could help in your state. So, that is what we did. The letter to your Congressman is pre-printed except for the middle paragraph, and they send it on to your Congressman for you. After his letter writing, they ask if you want to make a donation, so, of course my little man does. We sent them a hefty $2.00 donation from his JMU piggy bank and got a nice little t-shirt for our troubles.
Here is GB’s letter:
Sep 26, 2006 Representative J. Forbes United States House of Representatives 307 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515-0001 Dear Representative Forbes, As a concerned constituent, I am writing to urge you to support and cosponsor H.R. 1558, the Computer-Assisted Remote Hunting Act. This important legislation would prohibit computer-assisted hunting, in which a "hunter" remotely aims and fires a weapon to kill an animal. In remote hunting, a rifle and camera mounted on a platform are controlled by a person via computer from any location in the world. With the click of a mouse, a person can aim and fire a weapon to kill a live animal across the globe. This "point, click, and kill" method of hunting is not even supported by hunters, who feel that it lacks any notion of a fair chase inherent in the sport of hunting. I am 8 years old. I do not like this internet hunting, and it needs to be stopped. Internet hunting is cruel and I hate it a billion times. Please do what you can to get this hunting practice stopped in our state. I don't like any hunting at all, but this is the worst kind of hunting I have ever heard of. The animals cannot get away and they cannot use their instincts to survive because they don't know about cameras. They also won't smell humans, which would make them run away. This is not fair! The hunting of animals with the use of a computer is cruel and unfair. Therefore, I respectfully urge you to support and cosponsor H.R. 1558 to help put an end to this practice. Thank you for your time and consideration. Sincerely,
This is his response (It will open up Microsoft Word):
letter-from-randy-forbes.doc
Of course, it goes without saying that GB would be very happy if
everyone he knows would also send a letter. (hint-hint)
